This is the origin of the phrase “saved by the bell.”
Evidently Irish moonshine used to put people into comas, and so many people were accidentally buried alive that this kind of mechanism became common. Also workers were added to cemeteries to listen for these bells...origin of the term “graveyard shift.”
Things you learn in the Irish Whiskey Museum tour...
Evidently Irish moonshine used to put people into comas, and so many people were accidentally buried alive that this kind of mechanism became common. Also workers were added to cemeteries to listen for these bells...origin of the term “graveyard shift.”
Things you learn in the Irish Whiskey Museum tour...
